Welcome to Laneport ...
Laneport is located in Hill Country.
Laneport is located in Williamson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Laneport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Laneport is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Laneport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Laneport ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laneport.
- Hutto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
- Hutto is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <4>
- Taylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bartlett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Bartlett is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
- Granger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thorndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
- Thorndale is located in Milam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <4>
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thrall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
- Thrall is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <4>
- Weir
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Weir is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Laneport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laneport.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laneport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laneport.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laneport. See our Newspapers Page for Laneport.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laneport ...
Looking for more information about Laneport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Laneport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laneport.
Adding Laneport to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Laneport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Laneport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Laneport post office opened in 1891.
We also found Laneport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Laneport.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laneport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |